Longburn
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Longburn is a rural settlement just outside of Palmerston North
in the Manawatu-Wanganui
area of New Zealand
. Made up of large dairy processing plants Longburn is often mistaken to be a small township and not seen as a large satellite town of Palmerston North
. The township is home to both Longburn School and Longburn Adventist College
.
Longburn is significant in railway history, as it was the northern terminus of New Zealand's most prominent private railway, the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (WMR). Its line between Longburn and Wellington
was completed in 1886 and at Longburn, passengers and goods transferred between the WMR and the New Zealand Railways Department
(NZR) network. On 8 December 1908, the WMR was absorbed into the NZR and Longburn lost its significant interchange status. The line through Longburn is now part of the North Island Main Trunk Railway.
Palmerston North
Palmerston North is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an inland city with a population of and is the country's seventh largest city and eighth largest urban area. Palmerston North is located in the eastern Manawatu Plains near the north bank...
in the Manawatu-Wanganui
Manawatu-Wanganui
Manawatu-Wanganui is a region in the lower half of the North Island of New Zealand, around the cities of Palmerston North and Whanganui. It is administered by the Horizons Regional Council.-Administration:...
area of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. Made up of large dairy processing plants Longburn is often mistaken to be a small township and not seen as a large satellite town of Palmerston North
Palmerston North
Palmerston North is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an inland city with a population of and is the country's seventh largest city and eighth largest urban area. Palmerston North is located in the eastern Manawatu Plains near the north bank...
. The township is home to both Longburn School and Longburn Adventist College
Longburn Adventist College
Longburn Adventist College is an integrated co-educational Christian school in New Zealand for years 7 to 13. It is located just west of Palmerston North in the Manawatu District in the small dairy town of Longburn...
.
Longburn is significant in railway history, as it was the northern terminus of New Zealand's most prominent private railway, the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (WMR). Its line between Longburn and Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
was completed in 1886 and at Longburn, passengers and goods transferred between the WMR and the New Zealand Railways Department
New Zealand Railways Department
The New Zealand Railways Department, NZR or NZGR and often known as the "Railways", was a government department charged with owning and maintaining New Zealand's railway infrastructure and operating the railway system. The Department was created in 1880 and was reformed in 1981 into the New...
(NZR) network. On 8 December 1908, the WMR was absorbed into the NZR and Longburn lost its significant interchange status. The line through Longburn is now part of the North Island Main Trunk Railway.